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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1895
Page
6
A sensational nineteenth century sea saga tells of Captain Joe Nickleberry, a reckless pirate-like mariner blamed for wrecks, drownings, and misfortune aboard several ships. His luck turns as wrecks, near misses, and a dramatic rescue of English passengers and rescued sailors near Bermuda shape a paradoxical career ending with a tragic fire and a desperate sea rescue.
A rambling historic yarn follows the derelict brig Baet wrecked after crew abandonment amid fears of epidemic. Captain Joe salvages the ship at Porto Rico, earns salvage money, and returns home to mixed moral judgment and later vindication. The tale blends voyage hardship, fever deaths, and a cautionary moral about fortune and superstition.
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Mrs. Sarah A Skeels of Lynnville Jasper County Iowa endured twenty five years of indigestion before reporting complete relief after using Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets for six months She sought multiple doctors who called the case incurable and now promotes the remedy noting no distress since starting treatment and plans to share with friends to try the medicine. The advertisement asserts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets cure only indigestion and dyspepsia and argues they are not a general cure all.
An 1880s style narrative recounts Col Isaac A Sugg of Greenville Pitt County detailing a long battle with gravel pain and opiate dependence. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring health and mental clarity, enabling him to resume law practice and daily riding. The piece promotes the pills for numerous ailments and lists purchasing details from Dr Williams Medicine Co Sche nectady NY.
San Francisco midwinter fair honors Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder with a gold medal. An accompanying offer promotes Otto's Cure a free trial remedy for throat and lung issues including coughs colds bronchitis consumption and croup with guaranteed relief for children and adults through M B Powell.
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